Hammond
Village
Hammond, Illinois Post Office
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Piatt
Area	0.8 sq mi (2.07 km²)
Center
- coordinates	39°47′50″N 88°35′34″W / 39.79722, -88.59278Coordinates: 39°47′50″N 88°35′34″W / 39.79722, -88.59278
Population	518 (2000)
Density	679.8 /sq mi (262.5 /km²)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
- summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code	61929
Area code	217
Location of Hammond within Illinois
Location of Illinois in the United States

Hammond is a village in Piatt County, Illinois, United States. The population was 518 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Hammond is located at 39°47′50″N, 88°35′34″W (39.797133, -88.592777)^[1].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.8 square miles (2.0 km²), of which, 0.8 square miles (2.0 km²) of it is land and 1.30% is water.

Demographics

A smiley face adorns the north side of the Hammond, Illinois water tower. It says Hammond on its south side.

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 518 people, 225 households, and 141 families residing in the village. The population density was 679.8 people per square mile (263.2/km²). There were 244 housing units at an average density of 320.2/sq mi (124.0/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 98.26% White, 0.58% African American, 0.19% Native American, 0.19% Asian, 0.58% from other races, and 0.19% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.19% of the population.

There were 225 households out of which 24.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.6% were married couples living together, 5.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.9% were non-families. 32.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.30 and the average family size was 2.95.

In the village the population was spread out with 23.6% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 27.6% from 25 to 44, 24.7% from 45 to 64, and 17.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 111.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.0 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $45,833, and the median income for a family was $51,528. Males had a median income of $33,523 versus $21,667 for females. The per capita income for the village was $19,313. About 2.1% of families and 7.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.5% of those under age 18 and 11.1% of those age 65 or over.

References

1. ^ US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990. United States Census Bureau (2005-05-03). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
2. ^ American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.

External links

• Hammond, Illinois is at coordinates 39°47′50″N 88°35′34″W / 39.797133, -88.592777

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